Aging

Learning Objectives

Apply listening behaviors to improve comprehension of spoken English

Summarize content of spoken English conversations and speeches

Black and white photo of child's hand and elderly person's hand.

Aging is the process of growing old.  Attitudes towards aging are influenced by culture, and different cultures have their own views on family responsibilities for older relatives. In the United States, aging individuals are often impacted by laws and policies in the areas of employment and health care

 

 

key vocabulary

     Acceptable          Attitude          Decline        Generation        Influence

Impact                Role                Respect        Traditional        Views

→Vocabulary Activities

Video and Audio Content

Watch Paul Tasner describe his entrepreneurial success at the age of 66.

 

Clip art of headphonesListen to Susan Duncan describe her experience caring for her aging mother.

Finding Esther

Clip art of headphonesListen to Tamara Jenkins tell the story of caring for her aging father who she had not seen in many years.

Aloha

Watch Carl Honore encourage us to look at aging as an adventure.